tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post3212220447226904256..comments2018-02-18T00:07:38.307-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Ezra Levant and the Con Bigot ShowSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23863962134889255512017-02-17T08:23:01.066-05:002017-02-17T08:23:01.066-05:00Simon: &quot;And to make matters even more disgust...Simon: &quot;And to make matters even more disgusting, the rally was held at the Canada Christian College, the home of one of Canada&#39;s most vile homophobes Charles McVety...&quot;<br /><br />https://genius.com/Shawn-mullins-give-god-the-blues-lyrics<br /><br />Mercyland: Give God The Blues - Shawn Mullins (2012)<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVbPVfhzE0Y<br /><br />Give God the Blues<br /><br />God don&#39;t hate the Muslims<br />God don&#39;t hate the Jews<br />God don&#39;t hate the Christians<br />But we all give God the blues<br /><br />God don&#39;t hate the atheists,<br />The Buddhists or the Hindus<br />God loves everybody<br />But we all give God the blues<br /><br />God ain&#39;t no Republican<br />He ain&#39;t no Democrat<br />He ain&#39;t even Independent<br />God&#39;s above all that<br /><br />Bigger than religion<br />He&#39;s got a better plan<br />The sign says, &quot;God&#39;s gone fishing<br />For the soul of every man&quot;<br /><br />God don&#39;t hate the Muslims<br />God don&#39;t hate the Jews<br />God don&#39;t hate the Christians<br />But we all give God the blues<br /><br />And God don&#39;t hate the atheists<br />The Buddhists or the Hindus<br />God loves everybody<br />But we all give God the blues<br /><br />God loves old bartenders<br />The preachers the whores and fools<br />And that karaoke singer<br />Just a-ruining, &quot;Don&#39;t be cruel&quot;<br /><br />The winners and the losers<br />The prisoners and the free<br />All the saints and all the sinners<br />Even you and even me<br /><br />God don&#39;t hate the Muslims<br />God don&#39;t hate the Jews<br />God don&#39;t hate the Christians<br />But we all give God the blues<br /><br />And God don&#39;t hate the atheists<br />The Buddhists or the Hindus<br />God loves everybody<br />But we all give God the blues<br /><br />God loves everybody<br />But we all give God the blues<br />Yeah, we all give God the blues<br />Yeah, we all give God the blues<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-18793803163300170022017-02-17T08:04:06.281-05:002017-02-17T08:04:06.281-05:00The ndp literally only exists now to beat up the L...The ndp literally only exists now to beat up the Liberals and split the vote for the Cons. Wake the fuck up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-22089920901710850742017-02-17T07:56:06.071-05:002017-02-17T07:56:06.071-05:00hi e.a.f....I&#39;m not saying that all Cons are b...hi e.a.f....I&#39;m not saying that all Cons are bigots, and I do know some decent Conservatives. But sadly the Harper Party did plant the seeds of hate and now we are living with its poisoned fruit. As you probably know I am an atheist myself, but I also know some good religious people, and I am willing to live and let live, as long as they are willing to treat me the same way. And I have a long history of battling backward bigots like McVety, for whom I have not an ounce of respect. Transexuals are a small group, but are the objects of some of the worst and most violent discrimination, so those who would not grant them them their human rights are in my opinion the scum of the earth...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64697942325398060522017-02-17T07:49:43.975-05:002017-02-17T07:49:43.975-05:00hi RT...I have also wondered in the past where the...hi RT...I have also wondered in the past where the Rebel got its money from, and whether Ezra was cashing in his Big Oil chips. But I&#39;m afraid that for a number of reasons prejudice against Muslims has escalated in the past few years, and there are probably enough bigots to keep Levant in business, and out of his parent&#39;s basement. I have been shocked by how even some of the people I know, are not immune to that baseless bigotry. Especially since it works against keeping our country safe. The more you alienate young Muslims and make them feel that they are not wanted in their own country, the greater the chance that some of them could be radicalized with tragic consequences. Diversity and inclusion aren&#39;t just good and decent things, they are the best weapon we have to fight the the threat of homegrown terrorism...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26496634712229896572017-02-17T07:41:21.704-05:002017-02-17T07:41:21.704-05:00hi MC...look I&#39;m an atheist, so I don&#39;t pa...hi MC...look I&#39;m an atheist, so I don&#39;t particularly want to bless any religion. Not when most of them have no respect for my human rights. But this is a harmless motion, it would not affect freedom of speech. It&#39;s just a symbolic thing, that throughout our history has helped bind our nation together. I&#39;m also willing to engage in a serious discussion about immigration and refugees, there is nothing wrong with that. But as you point out, riling up people about a nonexistent threat can lead to no good for all of us...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48995003674635577332017-02-17T07:36:28.032-05:002017-02-17T07:36:28.032-05:00hi anon...yes I saw that, and it too disgusted me....hi anon...yes I saw that, and it too disgusted me. Driving a bus is an honourable and I should add a very challenging occupation. I don&#39;t understand how anyone could laugh at that, and they should be ashamed of themselves. And yes, as you point out, so much for those populist elitists...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-18815246881970209222017-02-17T07:34:02.246-05:002017-02-17T07:34:02.246-05:00hi JD...I cannot imagine what kind of human scum w...hi JD...I cannot imagine what kind of human scum would write that on a wall, after all the suffering Syrians have experienced. I can accept that some Canadians think we shouldn&#39;t bring in more refugees before we can be sure we can offer them a better life. But such callousness cannot be excused, and must be condemned by all decent people. And yes, there should be a special place in hell reserved for those beasts, or at least a special place reserved for them in the bestial Harper Party. Having seen what happened in Britain and the U.S., there is absolutely no excuse for that kind of un Canadian behaviour...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-54107689045039235192017-02-17T07:28:14.548-05:002017-02-17T07:28:14.548-05:00hi anon... don&#39;t be TOO hard on the NDP, after...hi anon... don&#39;t be TOO hard on the NDP, after all I voted for them in the last election, and you&#39;ll only make me look bad or stupid as well. ;)<br />But yes, as I told TS, in the era of Trump I have my doubts that a PR system could work in a country as big and as divided as Canada. And anyone who doesn&#39;t at least have some doubts in that regard is either a rabid partisan or an absolute idiot...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-67895454564835422952017-02-17T07:24:45.472-05:002017-02-17T07:24:45.472-05:00hi TS...I share your concern, even if I choose to ...hi TS...I share your concern, even if I choose to keep my mouth shut rather than attack the NDP, for putting their own interests before the larger interests of the country. And above all, for agreeing to a referendum that would almost certainly have ended up maintaining the status quo, and burying the idea of electoral reform for at least a generation. Justin&#39;s mistake was underestimating how hard it would be to get a consensus, and not pushing the idea of a ranked ballot more aggressively. But at least the idea is still alive, and if or when we survive these dark times, it can always be put back on the table.... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35987672236118630892017-02-17T07:17:56.668-05:002017-02-17T07:17:56.668-05:00hi anon...yes, I&#39;m very sorry that the Red Tor...hi anon...yes, I&#39;m very sorry that the Red Tories have gone the way or the Dodo, because although I could never vote for them, I could trust them with preserving at least most of our Canadian values. I&#39;m hoping however that this grotesque extremism clearly fuelled by what&#39;s happening in the U.S., will end up hurting the Cons. If they bet their future on a nag like Trump they&#39;ll go to the glue factory along with him...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13837160192849925432017-02-17T07:13:11.115-05:002017-02-17T07:13:11.115-05:00hi jrkrideau...I quite agree, and I can&#39;t beli...hi jrkrideau...I quite agree, and I can&#39;t believe that so many Cons and their stooges in the media are willing to normalize such a ghastly bigot hog. But then I read a recent poll that suggests that a greater percentage of Canadians are opposed to the wearing of the niqab, than are people in Trumpland. So who can be surprised that people like Leitch and Alexander are willing to swim in the gutter? Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74740929005454697842017-02-17T07:09:31.844-05:002017-02-17T07:09:31.844-05:00hi Kathleen...yes the world isn&#39;t in very good...hi Kathleen...yes the world isn&#39;t in very good shape at the present time, and the hate mongers are running wild. But we shouldn&#39;t let them get us down, we should just fight them harder than ever...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4464069545318046572017-02-17T07:07:43.556-05:002017-02-17T07:07:43.556-05:00hi salamander... well I don&#39;t know about big, ...hi salamander... well I don&#39;t know about big, but I do intend to go hard. While most people get depressed by stress I just get more aggressive. In fact the other day I was sparring at the gym with one of my best friends, when Trump came on the TV and I got so angry I almost flattened my poor friend. But yes, I am tired of seeing progressives attacking each other, instead of the real enemy. I saw what happened in the U.S. and if I hear another lefty claiming to own the truth I will show them no mercy...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85901625921445291972017-02-17T07:03:04.976-05:002017-02-17T07:03:04.976-05:00hi anon...to be fair to Rempel, she may be enormou...hi anon...to be fair to Rempel, she may be enormously irritating on most matters, but she is more socially liberal than most or all the other members of her sordid party. Which sadly for her means that she is probably going to be really miserable serving under a new and reactionary leader. I would send her a Twitter message advising her to change her party or start her own, but she blocked me a long time ago, so !!#@!! her... :0Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91018520444906124602017-02-16T22:58:24.723-05:002017-02-16T22:58:24.723-05:00they went to Ezra&#39;s meeting, sort of like Trum...they went to Ezra&#39;s meeting, sort of like Trump telling a Jewish reporter for a Jewish publication to sit down. its all very nasty. its all aimed at people who aren&#39;t WASPs. <br /><br />I disagree that Con is just another word for bigot, because there are Conservatives who are not bigots or did you simply give Con another meaning, not a shortened form for Conservative. Yes, I agree Con is usually a term we use when mentioning Conservatives who aren&#39;t all they could be, however we need to be clear we aren&#39;t painting all Conservatives with the same brush, even if those senators are acting in a less than admirable manner. Like get on with it and pass the bill, sooner than later. People&#39;s lives depend upon this type of leg. if only for the message it send.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45240077125960146442017-02-16T20:20:50.609-05:002017-02-16T20:20:50.609-05:00At first glance the Rebel reminds me of the trash ...At first glance the Rebel reminds me of the trash tabloids strategically placed at the supermarket check out counter or the men&#39;s equivalent on the top shelves of a magazine stand. By simply perusing their pages (in the name of research) it is easy to determine that their revenue stream comes from the price of the magazine coupled with a solid collection of sucker targeted advertisers pushing products from hair restorer, enhanced sexual prowess,magic cancer cures,love connections etc. The same logic applied to the Rebel leaves a big question. Where does their revenue stream come from? No advertising to speak of combined with a stingy reader base should be a formula for financial disaster. But it manages to survive! There is some suggestion that Big Oil might be providing some support but even with that its a stretch.<br /> We have had Capitalist, Communist, Global elite conspiracy theories but now there seems to be a new one entering the arena tied to people with an authoritarian vision conspiring to limit democracy in order to prevent it from destroying itself. At its early stages it starts with disinformation but then morphs into a democratic totalitarian style of government as political power is achieved and opposing voices are muzzled. Has the Rebel managed to tap into this revenue stream or is it just a financial aberration set to fly up its own rectum?<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13540275888729619212017-02-16T15:20:46.449-05:002017-02-16T15:20:46.449-05:00The problem with this type of rhetoric is it legit...The problem with this type of rhetoric is it legitimatizes anger and frustration with &quot;the others&quot;. I&#39;m all for free speech and it&#39;s not against the law to criticize immigration/refugees/Islam etc. however rallies and speeches like this can whip up some of his crazier supporters and then someone can end up hurt or worse.<br /><br />-MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-83003306923324270492017-02-16T13:40:21.313-05:002017-02-16T13:40:21.313-05:00And then some conservative Mps decided to laugh at...And then some conservative Mps decided to laugh at Mr Sohi when he mentioned he was formerly a bus driver when he was addressing the recent murder in Winnipeg.<br />Elitist populism. It only makes sense to a con job. The peons are being taken for a ride by these types.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69707139509990043542017-02-16T13:14:04.533-05:002017-02-16T13:14:04.533-05:00Dippers would love it if we had a Harper/Bannon/Le...Dippers would love it if we had a Harper/Bannon/Leitch government. Non-stop screaming and self-righteous indignation, it&#39;s more important to them than the good of Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-55741250325662110292017-02-16T12:30:17.762-05:002017-02-16T12:30:17.762-05:00Your last image is a testament to how disturbingly...Your last image is a testament to how disturbingly sick these bastards are Simon. Not happy with just &quot;Syrians go home&quot;, they had to add &quot;and die&quot; to sate their depraved hatred.<br />A part of me would like to substitute &quot;Syrians&quot; with the names of anyone who subscribes to Ezra or Kellie&#39;s campaigns of hate but that would reduce me to their level.<br />Instead, here&#39;s wishing there is a special place in Hell reserved for the lot of them.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-8504669493759530212017-02-16T12:25:36.585-05:002017-02-16T12:25:36.585-05:00I do believe Trudeau and others when they&#39;ve i...I do believe Trudeau and others when they&#39;ve indicated that dropping electoral reform is necessary to keep these far right Bannon wannabes out of office. If Trudeau were to allow electoral reform to proceed, and we were to end up with another Harper/Bannon/Leitch government, the NDP would be howling at the moon. <br /><br />The rest of us would never forgive ourselves for not being vigilant.<br /><br />As I wrote the other day, I do believe that people keep on underestimating Trudeau. I think that&#39;s great;) <br /><br />TSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63166333782131188612017-02-16T11:34:08.692-05:002017-02-16T11:34:08.692-05:00This needs to be pounded home: these are the Conse...This needs to be pounded home: these are the Conservative base. Thirty years ago, these people were the base of the Social Credit Parties, but once the Reform Party scooped them up and shoveled them into the ranks of the united Conservative Party, there&#39;s no daylight between these paranoid know-nothing conspiracy-mongers and the quote-unquote &quot;serious people&quot; wearing suits the likes of your Chris Alexander. They have to suck up and enable this rabble for the sake of their careers.<br /><br />The days of the Red Tories are long gone. John Tory is the only one I could charitably apply that label to still kicking around in politics, but your Joe Clark, Bill Davis, Peter Lougheed or David Crombie are either passed on or long retired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15568231616063637132017-02-16T11:27:44.670-05:002017-02-16T11:27:44.670-05:00I&#39;d say willingly attending anything that Ezra...I&#39;d say willingly attending anything that Ezra Levant organizes is prima facie evidence of appalling bad judgment as well as rampant prejudice.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-84277459080988789262017-02-16T09:32:06.304-05:002017-02-16T09:32:06.304-05:00People who go about daily hating other people are ...People who go about daily hating other people are NOT LOVING THEMSELVES!<br />VERY SAD WORLD!Kathleen F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01651890655542192076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13756324413127665802017-02-16T08:24:45.659-05:002017-02-16T08:24:45.659-05:00.. go hard.. go big .... go hard.. go big ..the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.com